A WordPress plugin for displaying posts and terms (e.g., categories) using a Gutenberg block. Works well with posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, and terms.
Bonus
Plugin Up for Adoption
Custom Query Blocks will be im maintenance mode after October 1, 2026. Please find a replacement. Successor Archive Pages Pro has been archived and released.
- Map your post type archives to a page for customization of the post type archive page.
- Map your category archives to a page for customization of the term archive page.
- Map your 404 template to a page and easily customize your 404 page.
- Just unzip and upload the "post-type-archive-mapping" folder to your '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
Post Type Archive Mapping
- Create a custom post type that has an archive
- Create a page with a custom template. Use the Gutenberg block to show off posts in that Custom Post Type.
- Go to Settings->Reading and assign the page to the custom post type archive
- Go to the post type archive and observe the page content is now the archive
Term Archive Mapping
- Create a public page to use as your term archive.
- Visit the edit term page and select the page.
- View the term and you will see your selected page.
- Use Gutenberg on your public page to customize the archive.
404 Template Mapping
- Visit Settings->Reading and map your 404 template to a page.
- Customize the new 404 page.
- Navigate to a broken URL to preview the 404 page.